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Climate-Induced Poisoning Likely Behind Those 350 Elephant Deaths In Botswana
In 2020, during the height of the pandemic, 350 African elephants died suddenly and mysteriously in northeastern Botswana.
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Poisoning deaths of 350 elephants linked to climate change
With no evidence of poaching, the mystery of sudden mass elephant deaths deepened. As the death toll rose to an alarming 350, ...
Hundreds of endangered African elephants suddenly died. New evidence finds a link to climate change
A new analysis found that the mass die-off in 2020 was likely tied to toxic algae in watering holes. The blue-green algae, ...
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Climate change linked to mass poisoning of hundreds of elephants
While cyanobacteria were among the suggested causes of the mass elephant deaths in 2020, evidence tying the microbes to the ...
Satellite evidence bolsters case that climate change caused mass elephant die-off
A new study has provided further evidence that the deaths of 350 African elephants in Botswana during 2020 were the result of drinking from water holes where toxic algae populations had exploded due ...
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Brokaw: Explore ‘Big Cats 24/7’ and the wonders of Africa on PBS
PBS, in partnership with BBC and BBC Studios Natural History Unit, has an intriguing dramatic series called “Big Cats 24/7,” ...
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New study links Botswana’s 2022 elephant die-Off to toxic algal blooms
In 2022, 350 African elephant carcasses were found in the northeastern sector of Botswana, known as the eastern Okavango ...
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Climate Change Driven Algal Blooms Linked to Mass Elephant Deaths in Botswana
A study by King's College London reveals that toxic algal blooms, possibly intensified by climate change, caused the ...